RE: [amsat-bb] RS-13 Frequencies

[Tony Langdon <tlangdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> looks like one more reason to reduse power and use a beam to 
> work the "easy
> sats".

Certainly.

> What idiot called them easy sats anyway, with all those south european
> aligators a portable station needs to be very inventive to 
> get on them (eg.
> using ring yagis on a tripod) but when it works the joy is 
> all the greater
> :)

Hehe, yeah.  On this side of the world, you'll get through with < 1 watt
into a half decent beam, that is until the footprint starts to cover Asia,
then  you need to wind up the wick...
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